Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals, Doubleheader Game 1

MLB

Cubs

46-50

3-11

Final

Cardinals

49-45

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
STL	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	11

Who won: Cardinals 11-3

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 11-3 in Doubleheader Game 1 on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Busch Stadium. The series is tied 2-2. The Cardinals outscored the Cubs 9-1 in the 1st inning. Alec Burleson went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cardinals. Seiya Suzuki went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Jul 13

Alec Burleson homers to cap 9-run first inning as Cardinals beat Cubs 11-3 in opener of doubleheader

Alec Burleson hit a three-run homer to cap a nine-run first inning, Lance Lynn pitched six solid innings and the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Chicago Cubs 11-3 on Saturday in the opener of a split doubleheader.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Cubs 21-29 on the road; Cardinals 25-21 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Hayden Wesneski SP

Probable starter · 3-6, 3.86 ERA, 67 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Nico Hoerner2B
2Michael Busch1B
3Seiya SuzukiRF
4Ian HappLF
5Christopher Morel3B
6Dansby SwansonSS
7Miles MastrobuoniSS
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
9Tomas NidoC

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Lance Lynn SP

Probable starter · 7-4, 3.84 ERA, 109 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1Masyn WinnSS
2Alec Burleson1B
3Willson ContrerasDH
4Lars NootbaarRF
5Nolan Arenado3B
6Brendan DonovanLF
7Nolan Gorman2B
8Pedro PagesC
9Michael SianiCF

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Cubs 5, Cardinals 1 (Jul 12)

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 39,129
Officials: Mike Muchlinski (Home Plate Umpire), Jonathan Parra (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Third Base Umpire)